Been a while since I walked down the hall of the Survivor Q & A series, that’s suicide survivor – someone who lost a loved one to suicide, not a person who tried to kill themselves. As many of you know, in 2005 my good friend Jim Thompson died by suicide. His death rocked my [...]

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It is going to be a Giggle On Christmas for my family and friends this year thanks to my buddies at Archie McPhee. Santa wasn’t immune from the recession (I hear he may be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy) so the price-tag of the gifts wasn’t as big as last year. That’s ok because we [...]

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Laughter, an Antidote to Grief Neil Chethik, editor for the Open to Hope Foundation, posted a question to his contributing writers last week: “How has giving helped you in grieving?” My immediate thought was “Great Question” and I set about to write a brief synopsis about grieving, giving and giggling called, Using Laughter and Playfulness [...]

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Rosie is a Certified Giggle Guru I didn’t want Rosie to feel left out now that I’m a certified laughter yoga leader so I promoted her to Giggle Guru. She is still the main Giggle On Dog (some say G.O.D. for short). Giggle Guru is now her professional title (please add that to any checks [...]

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I posted some questions to my fellow survivors of suicide in an effort to better understand the grieving process. I also wanted to gain some tips and insight about moving through the grieving process and hopefully, back into the Giggle. The first Survivor Q & A Sessions is with Annie DiMattia. Q & A with [...]

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